ECVA Newsletter

	Image and Likeness In the coming season of Lent we are particularly conscious of Jesus, fully human and fully God, and the profound consequences of this incarnation through his life, death and resurrection. God would die for me and suffer in a human body to do so? Through this greatest act of love and sacrifice, he overcame the very bonds of death preparing the way for human flesh – flesh like our flesh – to enter the very gates of heaven. The events of this most marvelous life is revisited every Spring in the Christian Year, always renewing our desire to know what the image of Christ was like when he walked the Earth; what his image is today as his Spirit continues to live among us. How and where do we see the image of Christ? Where in our churches, Christian practices, homes and our world do we see the reflection of his face, the joy of his smile, the warmth of his love, the awe his presence inspires? How do we see ourselves and our communities growing into the likeness of Christ? How might the vision of his glory grow ever clearer and nearer to our hearts as visual artists, and how might we reveal that glory? Curator: Carole Baker Entry Information: 1 We are seeking work executed by artists within the Episcopal community. 2 All digitized reproductions of art media (2-D or 3-D) will be considered. 3 Artists may submit up to 3 entries. 4 Images should be in the .jpg or .gif format with a minimum of 600 pixels for the longest dimension at 72ppi. We need high-resolution images in order to show your work properly. (Please contact Dan Hardison for questions or help at editor@ecva.org.) 5 Each entry must include title, medium, date created, and size (if applicable). 6 Please include a statement on what influenced you in creating the images submitted. 7 Please include your name, desired email contact information (optional), local ECVA Chapter (if applicable), parish or other Episcopal Church community, and concise biographical information. This information will appear on the exhibition Web pages, so please include the information as you want it to appear. 8 By submitting entries for this exhibition, you agree that we may use the images on the ECVA Web site (www.ecva.org), in printed and visual promotional material produced by ECVA, and on The Worship Well, our partner Web site (www.theworshipwell.org). 9 The selection of work for the exhibit will be the discretion of the curator. Deadline for submissions is April 1, 2007 To submit work: Please include all requested information or an attached completed entry form in an email with attached images and send to exhibitions@ecva.org. Images will be accepted sent attached to multiple emails (please state this in the first email and use same subject line for each message). Entries can also be mailed on CD to: ECVA PO Box 4765 Wilmington, NC 28406 To download the entry form as a Word document please click here.



	Call for Entries . . . Pray Without Ceasing Celebrating 100 Years of Prayer for Christian Unity The Centenary Committee for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity invites artists to submit two-dimensional works of original art for the 2008 theme “Pray without ceasing” (I Thessalonians 5:17). One work will be selected for the Centenary poster and catalog, which will have an international distribution, and will receive a cash prize of $500. A selection of the submitted works will be viewable in online exhibitions and features at civa.org and ecva.org beginning in Fall 2007. The Centenary Week of Prayer Arts Exhibition and Poster are sponsored by Graymoor Ecumenical and Interreligious Institute, The Museum of Biblical Art, Christians in the Visual Arts, Episcopal Church and Visual Arts, and the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Deadline for submissions: April 15, 2007. For more information visit www.ecva.org/centenary.html or email centenary@ecva.org.